First movie - Thanks Hitfilm!

Thanks, Hitfilm, for your free Futurelearn.com course which inspired me to turn my grandaughter into a little superhero. I hope our short movie below will inpsire newcomers who think making VFX movies is beyond them. I packed a lot of HF techniques from the HF tutorials into this movie. Learned a lot and will refine everything for future works - better camera (maybe a 700d), better sound (Rode mic Pro) and an upgrade to HF Pro so I can use 3D models and particles. The VFX start about 3 mins into the movie. (my biggest tip is - make sound quality a top priority).

I used an i5 laptop with 4GB ram which was adequate but slowed down quite a bit with complex composite shots. Can anyone advise me if working with 3D models and particle simulation in HF Pro needs a lot more power and ram?

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@George147 You certainly put the FutureLearn course information to use. I took it too, but have yet to use it like this. I just piddle. Well done effort. Lots of VFX in there. and the editing was nice and tidy.

Thanks Yeremyah. That means I must get a whole new computer. But I think I'll try the trial version of Pro first to see how my laptop handles it. I'm on a low budget and do this for fun and to hopefully educate a few kids. Big budget computers and cameras not an option.

I've found the 3d models and particles don't slow my PC down that much until I start to add "motion blurs" and "shadows" etc. However, slow as it might be to render on slower machines (mine is average)......the results are well worth it

Thanks for the positive comments. Being self critical I can see many areas for improvement reviewing my movie and the next one will be a huge step up. I've just got to master using 3d models and partical simulation to help Glitter girl fly her craft into a huge spaceship above Table Mountain (Independence Day style).